[2021] Quick, simple changes like the food balance are the things that make a community really respect the Devs

Originally posted by Raptor: Are you forgetting that the patch that changed it in the first place took 6 months. Lets not gloss over that fact that it was swiftly met with near universal disdain.

This is an early access game, you purchase it so that you get to be a tester of new features and give positive or negative feedback along with suggestions for new things. So it should really be expected that sometimes things will be released that you don't love. You give feedback on why it doesn't work and the developers look at it and see if it's valid & a change would benefit the game overall.

Re-balancing new mechanics are part of that cycle.

If you want a content release schedule that is more guaranteed, then buying a retail game with a season pass is the right move. Early Access games will likely have changes (sometimes radical) to a projected plan or roadmap for any given time period as the game and studio evolves.